Explore the Family Name Steidinger

The meaning of Steidinger

South German (Württemberg, Baden): topographic name formed like Staudinger, from the collective noun Steiding ‘wilderness, thicket’; compare Steidle.

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How common is the last name Steidinger in the United States?

The surname Steidinger has seen an increase in popularity over the past decade, as indicated by data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was ranked 50,055th in terms of prevalence, but this improved to 43,285th in 2010, representing a notable change of about 13.53 percent. The census showed that there were approximately 393 individuals with this surname in 2000, and this number increased to 499 by 2010, marking a significant growth of 26.97 percent. Moreover, the proportion of individuals with this last name per 100,000 people also rose by 13.33 percent during this time period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,055	#43,285	13.53%
Count	393	499	26.97%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.17	13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Steidinger

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows a predominant white ethnic identity associated with the surname Steidinger. In 2000, about 98.73 percent of the individuals with this surname identified as white, which slightly decreased to 97.39 percent in 2010. Interestingly, the census data indicates a new emergence of Hispanic identity amongst those with the Steidinger surname, going from 0 percent in 2000 to 2.20 percent in 2010. It's important to note that Asian/Pacific Islander, two or more races, black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities were not reported amongst those with this surname in either of the census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.73%	97.39%	-1.36%
Hispanic	0%	2.2%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%